Zharfan Rohaizad

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Zharfan Rohaizad

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Zharfan Rohaizad

Zharfan in action for Lion City Sailors in the 2023–24 AFC Champions League

Personal information

Full name

Muhammad Zharfan bin Rohaizad

Date of birth

21 February 1997 (age 27)

Place of birth

Singapore

Height

1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)

Position(s)

Goalkeeper

Team information

Current team

Lion City Sailors

Number

Youth career

2014–2016

National Football Academy

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

2016–2019

Young Lions

(0)

2021–2022

Tanjong Pagar United

(0)

2023–

Lion City Sailors

(0)

International career

2016–2018

Singapore U21

(0)

2018–2019

Singapore U22

(0)

2019–

Singapore

(0)

Medal record

Men's football

Representing Singapore
Merlion Cup
Winner	2019 Singapore

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:14, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

Muhammad Zharfan bin Rohaizad (born 21 February 1997) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors and the Singapore national team.

Club career

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Zharfan started his career with the National Football Academy and was drafted into the LionsXII as cover for the team's recent training camp in Yogyakarta, Indonesia in 2014.^[1]

Young Lions

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In 2016, Zharfan was drafted to the Garena Young Lions squad and played with the club till the end of the 2019 Singapore Premier League season.^[2]^[3] Zharfan has been impressive in goal for the Young Lions throughout the 2019 season helping the team finish eighth in the league. His performances even earned him a call up to the senior national team by coach Tatsuma Yoshida.

Free agent

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In 2020, Zharfan was at a crossroads after leaving the Young Lions as he was enlisted into National Service while the coronavirus was starting to cause a global pandemic which leave the suspension of the 2020 Singapore Premier League season, and the then 23-year-old was without a club.

Tanjong Pagar United

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In 7 May 2021, the 2021 Singapore Premier League resumed after the league was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore, Zharfan signed with Tanjong Pagar United.^[2] Zharfan enjoyed a breakout 2022 Singapore Premier League season with Tanjong Pagar United showing he is one of the country’s up-and-coming promising goalkeeper by making the highest number of saves (122) across the league. After 41 games with the Jaguars, Zharfan left the club.

Lion City Sailors

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On 23 December 2022, Zharfan signed with Lion City Sailors.^[4] On 26 July 2023, Zharfan make multiples amount of saves in a friendly match against Tottenham Hotspurs at the Singapore National Stadium.

During the 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage match on 4 October 2023 against Hong Kong side, Kitchee, Zharfan pulled a string of saves which lands him in the 'Team of the Round matchday 2' XI.^[5]

International career

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Youth

[edit]

Zharfan was named Most Valuable Player at the 2015 Vietnam Newspaper Cup tournament.^[6]

Zharfan was selected as part of the Singapore Selection squad for The Sultan of Selangor’s Cup held on 24 August 2019.^[7]

Senior

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Zharfan was called up to the senior squad for the first time in 2019, for the World Cup qualifiers against Yemen and Palestine on 5 September and 10 September respectively.^[8]

Zharfan was named in the 2020 AFF Championship and the 2022 AFF Championship squads yet failed to make a single appearance at both tournaments.

Personal life

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Zharfan studied at Singapore Sports School.^[2]

Career statistics

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Club

[edit]

As of match played 20 July 2023^[9]

Club	Season	S.League		Singapore Cup		Singapore League Cup		Asia		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Young Lions	2016	6	0	—	—	0	0	—		6	0
	2017	14	0	0	0	0	0	—		14	0
	2018	16	0	0	0	0	0	—		16	0
	2019	13	0	0	0	0	0	—		13	0
	Total	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	49	0
Tanjong Pagar United	2021	13	0	0	0	0	0	—		13	0
	2022	25	0	3	0	0	0	—		28	0
	Total	38	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	41	0
Lion City Sailors	2023	24	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	30	0
	2024–25	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
	Total	32	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	39	0
Career total		119	0	3	0	1	0	6	0	129	0

Young Lions are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.

Honours

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Singapore U22

Merlion Cup: 2019

References

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^ The next big thing, Singapore News - AsiaOne
^ ^a ^b ^c Auto, Hermes (26 May 2022). "Football: Zharfan Rohaizad grabs Tanjong Pagar lifeline with both hands | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
^ "Player profile: Young Lions' Zharfan Rohaizad | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
^ "Safe hands Zharfan unfazed by lofty Sailors expectations". www.lioncitysailorsfc.sg. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
^ "Log in or sign up to view". m.facebook.com. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
^ #18 ZHARFAN ROHAIZAD | Young Lions
^ "Singapore Selection fall to narrow defeat in The Sultan of Selangor's Cup 2019 - Football Association of Singapore". Retrieved 3 January 2023.
^ "Tatsuma Yoshida heralds a new dawn for Singapore football". The Straits Times. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
^ Zharfan Rohaizad at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

External links

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Young Lions FC

Club

Stadium

Jalan Besar Stadium

Current squad

Players	1 Nurshafiq 4 Danish Irfan 5 Shahrin (c) 7 Ryan 8 Yeo 9 Taufik 10 Zulqarnaen 11 Rasaq Akeem 12 Syahrul 13 Armin 14 Hami 15 Faizal 16 Stewart 17 Ilhan Fandi 18 Zharfan 19 Hafiz 20 Muhaimin 21 Chan 22 Haiqal 23 Amirul 24 Crichton 25 Rusyaidi 26 Lee 27 Taufiq 28 Muhelmy 29 Ehvin 30 Adib 31 Mahler
Coaches	Coach: Tardy

Seasons

Lion City Sailors FC

Club

Stadium

Bishan Stadium

Managers

Bücs (2006–2007)
Sivaji (2008–2009)
Lee (2010–2014)
Aw (2014–2016)
Aidil (2016–2018)
Dasuki (2018–2019)
Noh Rahman (2019)
Avramovic (2019)
Vidmar (2019–2021)
Kim (2021–2022)
Lallic (2022)
Vidaković (2023–)

Current squad

Players	1 Izwan 2 Pedrão 4 Súper 5 Lionel 6 Anumanthan 7 Shawal 8 Rusyaidi 9 Tanaka 11 Hafiz 12 Anaqi 13 Adib 14 Hariss (c) 15 Qayyum 16 Hami 17 Lestienne 19 Zulqarnaen 20 Arshad 21 Rasaq 22 van Huizen 23 Haiqal 24 Rudy 27 Bill 27 Adam 28 Zharfan 30 Nur Adam
Coaches	Coach: Vidmar

Seasons

Seasons (Women)

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